The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2018 , Vol 60 , Num 6
A rare case of cephalothoracopagus janiceps conjoined twins
Seda Yılmaz-Semerci 1 ,Tevfik Güzelbey 2 ,Dilek Kurnaz 1 ,Şahin Kalkan 1 ,Merih Çetinkaya 1
1 Divisions of Neonatology, İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2 Divisions of Radiology, İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.24953/turkjped.2018.06.020 Yılmaz-Semerci S, Güzelbey T, Kurnaz D, Kalkan Ş, Çetinkaya M. A rare case of cephalothoracopagus janiceps conjoined twins. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 751-754. Conjoined twins represent a rare phenomenon of a monochorionic monoamniotic twin. Five types of conjoined twins have been described and thoracocephalopagus was reported to be seen with an incidence of 1 in 3 million. The etiology has not been elucidated yet. Therefore, more data is required to understand this entity better. Herein, we report a case of thoracocephalopagus. Keywords : thoracocephalopagus, conjoined twins, janiceps, neonate
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